I am doing an independent research project this summer on various species of Shrews found in Eastern Kentucky. I am doing karyotypic analysis on captured species and I was wondering if anyone had various techniques that could pass along to help aid me in this study. Thanks in advance. The title should read "Karyotypic Analysis of Blarina brevicauda & B. carolinensis" but it cut the end off.

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See that's the thing. I go to a private college, Pikeville College, so we do not get offered a lot of money for research. It would be ideal to do it the easy way but it takes tons of cash. My professor said we could do it using a microscope but this would take forever!! Is there any sort of "cheaper" way to sort the chromosomes using a "cheaper" program such as the type you mentioned?

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